Down River

 

Down River - 1931 | 73 mins | Crime | B&W

The Production Team

Director: Peter Godfrey.
Producer: L'Estrange Fawcett.
Script: Ralph Gilbert Bettison. (from the novel Seamark by Austin Small)
Art Direction: Andrew Mazzei.

The Cast

Hartley Power - Lingard
Cyril McLaglen - Sgt. Proctor
Frederick Leister - Inspector Manning
Norman Shelley - Blind Rudley
Hugh E. Wright - Charlie Wong
Humberston Wright - Sir Michael Gordon
Arthur Goullet - Maxick
Jane Baxter - Hilary Gordon
Charles Laughton - Capt. Grossman

Plot Synopsis

Thriller in which a customs investigator (Harold Huth) and his fiancée (Jane Baxter) become involved in the hunt for a gang of smugglers, the leader (Charles Laughton) may also be a killer. Visiting a nightclub, the girl stumbles on a clue that leads to her being kidnapped by the gang. The investigator rescues her and traps the murderer and his men.